The Latest | More than 100,000 flee Rafah as Netanyahu vows to widen Gaza assault despite US warning
The U.N. says about 110,000 people have fled Rafah in southern Gaza and food and fuel supplies in the area are critically low
By The Associated Press
Published - May 10, 2024, 05:51 AM ET
Last Updated - May 27, 2024, 12:59 AM EDT
About 110,000 people have fled Rafah in southern Gaza and food and fuel supplies in the area are critically low, a U.N. official says.
All crossings into southern Gaza remain closed, cutting off supplies and preventing medical evacuations and the movement of humanitarian staff, said Georgios Petropoulos, an official for the U.N.’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs working in Rafah.
Some 1.3 million Palestinians — over half Gaza’s population — had sought refuge in Rafah.
The World Food Program will run out of food for distribution in southern Gaza by Saturday unless more aid arrives, Petropoulos said.
